Bmw Z3 Body Problems
26 owner complaints filed with NHTSA across 3 model years.
Complaints by Year
Worst year: 2000. Best year: 2002.
Owner Reports
A representative sample of complaints filed with NHTSA.
Rear subframe suspension weld bolt crack from the body subframe, Can observe on the truck of the car the fracture weld bolds. Critical, because it hold on site the differential and rear drives components.
TWO TIMES WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DISENGAGE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. WE HAVE HAD TO GET THE CAR TOWED TO DEALER FOR SERVICE. WE THOUGHT THAT THE FIRST TIME WAS A MISTAKE, THEN IT HAPPENED A SECOND TIME. NO MATTER HOW HARD WE TRIED, W...
DOORLOCK CYLINDER ASSEMBLY INSIDE DOOR BREAKS, CAUSING LOCK CYLINDER NOT TO BE HELD IN PLACE & WHEN KEY IS INSERTED IN LOCK CYLINDER THE WHOLE LOCK CYLINDER JUST TURNS WITH THE KEY. MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCK OR UNLOCK THE DOOR. I'M EX...
THE CONSUMER STATED BARREL CYLINDER IN THE PASSENGER RIGHT SIDE DOOR JUST TURNS WHEN THE KEY IS INSERTED AND TURNS AROUND AND DOES NOT ENGAGE. *BF
I HEARD A CREAKING FROM THE REAR OF MY CAR, I PUT IT ON JACKS TO CHECK IT OUT. TO MY SURPRISE I FOUND EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE FLOOR PAN MAINLY AROUND THE DIFFERENTIAL MOUNT. THE CAR IS UNDRIVABLE., BUT YET BMW WILL NOT TAKE FULL RESPONS...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BMW Z3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR VALVE STEMS HAD TO BE REPLACED ON HIS VEHICLE BECAUSE THEY WERE CRACKED AND CAUSED AIR TO LEAK FROM THE TIRES. THE VALVE STEMS WERE TECH INTERNATIONAL, MODEL TR413. T...
I HAVE HAD VARIOUS PROBLEMS WITH MY BMW Z3 2000''INTERNAL WATER PUMP FAILURE WHILE ON THE FREEWAY, RATTLING NOISES IN THE CAR BECAUSE OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM, ETC. ADDITIONALLY, I HAVE CONTINUALLY HAD THE SAME PROBLEM YEAR OVER YEAR SINCE ...
THE SEAT MOTOR DID NOT WORK, DEALER REPLACED THE MOTOR. *JB
THE FRONT TIRE DID NOT HOLD AIR.*JB
THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE RADIO IS CUTTING IN AND OUT ON THE BACK LEFT CHANNEL-REPLACED THE RADIO, BUT REMAINS IN AND OUT, THE POWER LOCKS HAVE TRAPPED THE CONSUMER ON NUMEROUS OCCASSIONS/SAFETY HAZARD, AND THE ANTENNA HAS FALLEN OFF....
THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE BUCKING, RUNNING ROUGH, STABILITY/CONTROL. *SCC
THE CONSUMER STATES PER INVOICE THE ENGINE(NON SPECIFIC), ABS(NON SPECIFIC), AND SERVICE LIGHTS(POPPED ON). ALSO THE DASHBOARD IS LOUD AND RATTLES WHEN TEMPETURES ARE BELOW 70 DEGREES FROM BOTH SIDES NEAR THE OUTSIDE VENTS. THERE IS AN...